A Challenge to Parents: Raising Children with Eternity in Mind After 20 years of marriage, seven children, and 14 years of coaching young people, I have come to a realization about my role as a parent. It is something that has changed the way I think about raising my children, the decisions we make as a family, and ultimately what I consider success as a father. My children do not belong to me. They belong to their Creator. God has entrusted them to my wife and me for a perio

Trying something new is hard. Full stop. It asks more of us than just effort—it asks for vulnerability. The kind that puts you in unfamiliar spaces, around unfamiliar people, with no guarantees of success. And if we’re honest, that’s usually the part we want to avoid. Recently, my daughter became my teacher in this. At 15 years old, she decided to play softball for the very first time. Not pick it up casually. Not mess around in the backyard. She stepped into an evaluation—kn

Two constants have shaped my life: faith and sport. From an early age, I learned that both have the power to form us—one eternally, the other profoundly. Growing up, my family attended church every Sunday, a rhythm that continues today with my wife and our seven children. We do this not out of routine or obligation, but because we believe we were created for worship. When worship is rightly ordered, everything else begins to make sense. Yet for much of my life, faith and spor

The question of why is always worth asking, no matter what we choose to pursue in life. As Christians striving to live as Jesus taught us, asking why is not optional—it is essential. Purpose matters. Intention matters. Without clarity on why we do something, even good things can lose their meaning. This is especially true when it comes to sports. If we try to answer the question of why we play sports solely through the lens of the world, it can be difficult to find a compelli